(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
Elvis CostelloVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Oh I used to be disgusted, and now I try to be amused.
But since their wings have got rusted,
you know, the angels wanna wear my red shoes.
But when they told me 'bout their side of the bargain,
that's when I knew that I could not refuse.
And I won't get any older, now the angels wanna wear my red shoes.
Oh, I was watching while you're dancing away.
Our love got fractured in the echo and sway.
How come everybody wants to be your friend?
You know that it still hurts me just to say it.
Oh, I know that she's disgusted (oh why's that)
Cause she's feeling so abused. (oh that's too bad)
She gets tired of the lust, (oh I'm so sad)
but it's so hard to refuse.
How can you say that I'm too old,
when the angels have stolen my red shoes.
Oh, I said "I'm so happy, I could die."
She said "Drop dead," then left with another guy.
That's what you get if you go chasing after vengeance.
Ever since you got me punctured this has been my sentence.
Oh I used to be disgusted, and now I try to be amused.
But since their wings have got rusted,
you know, the angels wanna wear my red shoes.
But when they told me 'bout their side of the bargain,
that's when I knew that I could not refuse.
And I won't get any older, now the angels wanna wear my red shoes.
Red shoes, the angels want to wear my red shoes Red shoes, the angels
want to
wear my red A shoes (and so on)
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Readable chord sheet for (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes by Elvis Costello
[E] [B] [E] [B] [E] O[E]h I used to be disgusted, and now I tr[Abm]y to be amused. B[E7]ut since their wings have got rusted, y[A]ou know, the a[B]ngels wanna w[E]ear my red shoes. B[A]ut when they told me 'bout their sid[E]e of the bargain, t[A]hat's when I knew that [E]I could not refuse. A[B]nd I won't get any older[A], now the ange[B]ls wanna wear[A] my red [E]shoes. O[A]h, I was watching while you'[B]re dancing[E] away. O[B]ur love got fractured in the ec[A]ho and swa[E]y. H[A]ow come everybody wants to be[B] your fri[E]end? Y[Abm]ou know that it still hurts me just t[B]o say it. O[E]h, I know that she's disgusted (oh why's that) C[Abm]ause she's feeling so abused. (oh that's too bad) S[A]he gets tired of the lust, (oh I'm so sad) b[B]ut it's so hard to refuse. H[A]ow can you say that I'm too old, w[E]hen the angel[B]s have stolen m[A]y red sho[E]es. O[A]h, I said "I'm so happy[B], I could[E] die." S[B]he said "Drop dead," then left with anot[A]her guy[E]. T[A]hat's what you get if you go ch[B]asing after veng[E]eance. E[Abm]ver since you got me punctured this has been [B]my sentence. O[E]h I used to be disgusted, and now I tr[Abm]y to be amused. B[E7]ut since their wings have got rusted, y[A]ou know, the a[B]ngels wanna w[E]ear my red shoes. B[A]ut when they told me 'bout their sid[E]e of the bargain, t[A]hat's when I knew that [E]I could not refuse. A[B]nd I won't get any older[A], now the ange[B]ls wanna wear[A] my red [E]shoes. R[A]ed shoes, the an[E]gels want to wear my red sho[A]es Red shoes, the ange[E]ls want to wear my red A shoes (and so on)